Storm Frank has been brewing across the Atlantic and is set to hit the country overnight on Tuesday (December 29).
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It also urged vigilance, warning that flooding may hit roads that otherwise had escaped this winter’s floods to date.
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While visiting communities in York on Monday where whole streets had been submerged during the latest bad weather, David Cameron told Sky News he will reassess spending on flood defences.
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She highlighted that people living in flood warning areas should continue to check their flood risk, prepare for flooding, follow the advice from emergency services and never risk driving through flood water. North Yorkshire Police’s Acting Superintendent Mark Grange said: “It is extremely disappointing to see victims of the floods being targeted in this way”.
The note of caution about Storm Frank came from Rory Stewart, the UK Government’s floods minister, who said those affected by the bad weather had barely had a break from it for almost three weeks.
The River Shannon in Athlone remains at a high level and it is expected that the river will rise by a further 8cm by Saturday January 2.
Land, home and business owners, particularly those in low lying coastal areas and flood prone locations, are being advised to take precautionary steps in light of the heightened flood risk posed by a combination of strong gale to storm force winds, a large sea swell, High Tides and already saturated ground.
As anxious residents and businesses brace themselves for a fresh onslaught Sir Philip Dilley, the head of the EA, is returning to United Kingdom from his tropical family holiday in Barbados.
Flood-hit North Wales is set to be battered by more wind and rain as Storm Frank moves towards the region.
The Met Office has issued an amber “be prepared” warning of persistent rain covering the areas for much of Wednesday.
The agency warned: “The River Dee is expected to be high during this period”.
Most of the nine remaining “severe” flood warnings issued by the Environment Agency(EA) for England and Wales – meaning potential loss of life – are centred on York, which was inundated on Boxing Day.
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning (status yellow) for the Londonderry area warning residents to “be aware” that the weather may change or worsen, leading to disruption over the next few days.
Despite the flood risk, the United Kingdom is continuing to build nearly 10,000 homes a year on floodplains. He is due back within the next 24 hours to begin overseeing the agency’s operations.
Sadly for Cumbria, still recovering from a battering by Storm Desmond, the area is again likely to be one of the wettest, with over 100mm of rain possible in places.
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Elland Bridge, between Huddersfield and Halifax in West Yorkshire, has also been closed after the carriageway crumbled and collapsed after the floods. Do not be tempted to go out and take those photographs yourself.
